Periyar: The one who shook the foundations of Brahmanism

The proponents of Hindutva have always hated the personality and works of Erode Venkata Ramasamy ‘Periyar’. Recently, this hatred found expression in the vandalism of a Periyar statue. While this act of the Hindutva brigade angered Dalitbahujans and the progressives, it also piqued the curiosity about Periyar. ‘Periyar ke Pratinidhi Vichar’ satisfies this curiosity to a great extent

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Kamlesh Verma, head of Hindi Department, Government Women’s College, Sewapuri, Varanasi, is known for his sharp criticism. Kavya Bhasha aur Nagarjun ki Kavita and Jati ke prashn par Kabir are among his well-known books

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